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—RECOGNIZING GREATNESS— There is an old maxim to the effect that only good should be spoken of the dead. It is a noble half-truth and ought to be considered by those who are inclined to injure the good names of people whose voices are stilled in death. But why should generous praise wait for death? Why can we not introduce the element of eternity into our judgment of living men so that greatness may be recognized and encouraged before it takes its difficult journey into the valley of the shadow? —unknown —ABSURDITY— What an absurd thing it is to pass over all the valuable parts of a man, and fix our attention on his infirmities. —Addison.

—TOLERANT SYMPATHY— There are two kinds of tolerance. The one comes from indifference. It is a supercilious thing. "No matter what you believe," it seems to say, "you will have to take the consequences. That does not affect me, because I have the right creed." The other kind of tolerance comes through sympathy. "You and I do not profess the same doctrines," it says, "but we seek the same end, the glory of God and the good of our fellow men. Our points of view, our circumstances, our educations have been different. The road is not easy. Let us help one another.”

Well, I woke up at 3AM to find my power was off. You mean to tell me all these Halloween festivities shutdown the grid. I would’ve thought Christmas would have been the culprit. ETA of restoration, 4:55am, 2hours without coffee is the real horror.

For a @bot feature. Could I get a simple on off switch on the bot list on each listed bot? @SpaceXSI

—BUSYBODIES— Most of us are fearless critics of other men's conduct and meticulous denouncers of other men's sins. To mind other people's business is a common pastime of our day. There are very few of us who are not deeply concerned over the reform of somebody else. Now there is no more lovely experience than to feel the personal interest of a friend in you and your affairs. But there is no more irritating experience than to be aware of unfriendly meddling and prying into your private affairs. The man who cannot respect personality is hardly qualified to be listened to on any subject.

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Hey @X can we please get a way to attach PDFs to posts?

—A FUNDAMENTAL LAW— We are too hasty to believe every evil report. Many an innocent person has been injured by a tale that was without foundation. It is a serious matter to do an injustice to a fellow man by a report that we spread. The first thing, the least thing that one can do before he passes on a story that has come to him, is to stop long enough to ask if it is true. One of the ten fundamental laws of character is, "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor."

I wonder how many people have wrecked because they got an SMS political text message and checked their phone. It should be illegal for them to send this crap to something I’m paying for.

Genius!

—THREE GATES— If I am tempted to reveal A tale someone to me has told About another, let it pass, Before I speak, three gates of gold. Three narrow gates: First, is it true? Then, is it needful? In my mind Give truthful answer, and the next Is last and narrowest, Is it kind? And if, to reach my lips at last, It passes through these gateways, three, Then I may tell the tale, nor fear What the result of speech may be. —Beth Day.